Thousand Islands Bridge Border Wait Time Today — Vehicles
Wait times for passenger vehicles
The wait at Thousand Islands Bridge is about usual for this hour: 0m right now, close to the typical 9m.
Historical reference · not a forecast
| Lane | Now | Typical | 2025 Labor Day |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | 0m | 9m | 10m |
| Ready | No live reading for this hour | no data | No historical reading for this hour |
| NEXUS | No live reading for this hour | 0m | No historical reading for this hour |
What's the best time to cross?
Today vs. a typical Friday at this crossing.
See the best hour for each day of the weekToday, Friday, September 4
Today looks like a typical day. The last recorded hours have held steady. Of what's left today, this hour is usually the best.
| Hour | Today | Typical | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 AM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1:00 AM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2:00 AM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3:00 AM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4:00 AM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5:00 AM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6:00 AM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7:00 AM | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8:00 AM | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9:00 AM | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10:00 AM | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11:00 AM | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12:00 PM | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1:00 PM | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2:00 PM | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3:00 PM | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4:00 PM | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5:00 PM | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6:00 PM | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7:00 PM | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8:00 PM | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9:00 PM | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10:00 PM | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11:00 PM | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best hour by day of the week
See the full breakdownWait times during Labor Day 2025
Labor Day 2026 falls on Monday, September 7, 2026. For reference, these are the General-lane waits CBP reported from Friday, August 29, 2025 through Thursday, September 4, 2025.
Cars · General
6 of 7 days with data-
3 days before
- Average
- 4m
- Median
- 4m
- Reported range
- 0m–10m
22/24 hours reported
-
2 days before
- Average
- 1m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–20m
24/24 hours reported
-
1 day before
- Average
- 1m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–10m
24/24 hours reported
-
Holiday
- Average
- 13m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–30m
19/24 hours reported
-
1 day after
- Average
- 3m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–10m
18/24 hours reported
-
2 days after
- Average
- 3m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–11m
22/24 hours reported
-
3 days after
No usable General-lane observations
Commercial · General
3 of 7 days with data-
3 days before
- Average
- 2m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–10m
22/24 hours reported
-
2 days before
No usable General-lane observations
-
1 day before
No usable General-lane observations
-
Holiday
No usable General-lane observations
-
1 day after
- Average
- 2m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–9m
18/24 hours reported
-
2 days after
- Average
- 2m
- Median
- 0m
- Reported range
- 0m–11m
23/24 hours reported
-
3 days after
No usable General-lane observations
Source: CBP · Labor Day 2025 · General lane.
A single week for reference; this is not a forecast. Check live wait times before you travel.
Is NEXUS worth it here?
Based on this crossing's own wait history.
Every 10 crossings ≈ 1 h less in line with NEXUS.
See the hour-by-hour breakdownAbout this crossing
The Thousand Islands Bridge crosses the St. Lawrence between Lansdowne, Ontario, and Alexandria Bay, New York, hopping across the islands of the archipelago. It joins Canada's 401 with Interstate 81 toward Syracuse, so it mixes Toronto–East Coast freight with the summer-home, castle and boat-tour tourism of the region. Summers and long weekends set its peaks; the rest of the year the line usually flows.
Frequently asked questions about Thousand Islands Bridge
- What are Thousand Islands Bridge's hours today?
- Thousand Islands Bridge is open 24 hours, per CBP's official schedule (it can vary by lane and season). At the top of this page we show the live status and each lane's wait in minutes; if there's a closure or a construction notice, it appears there.
- Which lane is fastest to cross Thousand Islands Bridge right now?
- Over the last week, the fastest lane at Thousand Islands Bridge has usually been NEXUS: ~2m typical wait vs. ~9m in the General lane, per CBP's official hourly statistics. The fastest lane at this exact moment is flagged automatically above, in the live card.
- What's the best time to cross Thousand Islands Bridge?
- Today (Friday), the shortest line at Thousand Islands Bridge typically falls at 2:00 AM (~8m in the General lane, per this weekday's typical pattern). See the best time to cross Thousand Islands Bridge with the whole week's hour-by-hour averages.
- Is NEXUS worth it at Thousand Islands Bridge?
- Yes, if you cross often: at this crossing, NEXUS saves an average of ~8m per crossing over the General lane, from its own CBP history. See the hour-by-hour breakdown in is NEXUS worth it at Thousand Islands Bridge?.
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